2022 First Quarterly Board Newsletter Topics Include: 'Weather Whiplash' Kicks Off 2022 Water Projects Make Big Impacts in River District New Messaging For The Next Era In Water Federal Affairs Briefing: Infrastructure Funding and Western Water Staff Service Anniversaries with the River District Read Newsletter
Federal Affairs Briefing: Congressional Redistricting, WOTUS, And More Colorado’s New Congressional Maps Get Final Approval On the evening of September 28 after more than a half-dozen rounds of voting, Colorado’s new Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission approved a new map (below) outlining Colorado’s eight congressional districts based on the 2020 Census. Eleven of
Despite Historic Monsoon Season, Drought Continues On The Western Slope “Everywhere is Hurting” – A Bleak Water Year Closing out on September 30, Water Year 2021 was officially the second driest year on record for the Colorado River Basin, just behind water year 2002 at 31% of average. “Hydrological conditions across the
Demand Management Conceptual Framework Elicits Ask For Continued Critique Complex and often hotly debated, demand management discussions have popped up across the West Slope, from regional news features and seminar panels to Colorado River District board meetings. At their Fourth Quarterly meeting on October 19, River District board members held a session
Community Funding Partnership Nears $3 Million In Awards, Board Approves Additional Support Diverse stakeholders come together on site for the Upper Gunnison River Restoration & Irrigation Improvement Project, a 2021 Community Funding Partnership grantee. Staff Works with Water Users Across the West Slope “Our first year of grant funding represents
Wild & Scenic Process Moves Forward For Deep Creek Carving its way down the eastern slope of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Deep Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, joining just upstream of Dotsero. A recent proposal seeks to designate about 15 miles of Deep Creek as Wild & Scenic,
Colorado River District To Host Water With Your Lunch: NextGen Ag TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF FAMILY FARMS ON THE WEST SLOPE Thank You To All Panelists And Attendees! If You Would Like To View The Webinar, Please Visit Our YouTube Site Here: Water With Your Lunch: NextGen Ag Stay Tuned For
Six New Community Water Projects Receive Grant Funding Colorado River District Board of Directors approve staff recommendations to award $780,000 in new Community Funding Partnership projects. Glenwood Springs, Colorado —Nearly one year since voters approved ballot measure 7A, the subsequent Community Funding Partnership has awarded nearly $3 million in grant funding to
Demand Management Discussions To Continue At Fourth-Quarterly Board Meeting After the close of the tumultuous Water Year 2021, the Colorado River District’s Board of Directors will spend their fourth quarterly meeting, October 19-20, focusing on significant issues facing the District’s fifteen-county constituency. The full agenda for the meeting and public information packet
2021 Annual Water Seminar Roundup The 2021 Annual Water Seminar brought climate change and a call for next-generation innovation to the forefront of the District’s flagship event. Long before most students at Colorado Mesa University were awake on Friday, October 1st, 2021, Colorado River District staff were already busy in the
